Town Hall · Electra

Electra, TX town hall & government

Electra spent $4.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,699 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Electra's government.

Town budget

Where Electra's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,699
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$811 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million55%
Police
$704,00015%
Administration & buildings
$501,00011%
Sewer & trash
$365,0008%
Roads & transportation
$259,0006%
Parks & libraries
$104,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$82,0002%
Fire
$71,0002%
Other
$20,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 68%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Electra

Full-time staff
42
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Electra didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Electra Independent School District

Electra's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,770
Texas: $12,815
Students
444
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,770 per pupil, $9,268 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Electra pay

Typical tax bill
$1,024
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$59,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Electra's government

🏛️ Official websiteelectratexas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Electra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Electra

Electra is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Ronny Jackson. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Electra's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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